topic Re: What is diff between &quot;file size&quot; and &quot;data size&quot; while setting up limits in linux in Operating System - Linux https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-is-diff-between-quot-file-size-quot-and-quot-data-size-quot/m-p/4795381#M44475 datasize pertains to "ulimit -d" (data segsize) value. Notean executable can have 3 memory areas - text, stack and data. The latter is what this refers to.<BR /><BR />file size of course is what it says but I don't think it is set in limits.conf but rather in the user's quota...<BR /> Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:22:19 GMT Alzhy 2011-06-07T15:22:19Z What is diff between "file size" and "data size" while setting up limits in linux https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-is-diff-between-quot-file-size-quot-and-quot-data-size-quot/m-p/4795379#M44473 Hi All,<BR /><BR />What is diff between "file size" and "data size" while setting up limits in linux.<BR /><BR />And how to set unlimited access to particular items...<BR /><BR /><BR /> Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:00:53 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-is-diff-between-quot-file-size-quot-and-quot-data-size-quot/m-p/4795379#M44473 senthil_kumar_1 2011-06-03T20:00:53Z Re: What is diff between "file size" and "data size" while setting up limits in linux https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-is-diff-between-quot-file-size-quot-and-quot-data-size-quot/m-p/4795380#M44474 "file size" means what it says. You can't write a file beyond that limit.<BR /><BR />"data size" deals with memory/swap. Sat, 04 Jun 2011 18:37:19 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-is-diff-between-quot-file-size-quot-and-quot-data-size-quot/m-p/4795380#M44474 Dennis Handly 2011-06-04T18:37:19Z Re: What is diff between "file size" and "data size" while setting up limits in linux https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-is-diff-between-quot-file-size-quot-and-quot-data-size-quot/m-p/4795381#M44475 datasize pertains to "ulimit -d" (data segsize) value. Notean executable can have 3 memory areas - text, stack and data. The latter is what this refers to.<BR /><BR />file size of course is what it says but I don't think it is set in limits.conf but rather in the user's quota...<BR /> Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:22:19 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/what-is-diff-between-quot-file-size-quot-and-quot-data-size-quot/m-p/4795381#M44475 Alzhy 2011-06-07T15:22:19Z